- Alan Silvestri
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Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name = Alan Anthony Silvestri
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Born = birth date and age|1950|3|26New York City ,New York , U.S.
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Children = Three [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006293/bio Alan Silvestri - Biography ] ]
Occupation =Composer , conductor
Instrument =Guitar ,piano
Genre =Film score
Years_active = 1972 - presentAlan Silvestri (born
March 26 ,1950 ,New York City ) is an acclaimed AmericanAcademy Award nominatedfilm score composer . He studied film scoring at theBerklee College of Music in Boston.Silvestri is best known for his numerous collaborations with director
Robert Zemeckis , having scored "Romancing the Stone " (1984), the "Back to the Future" trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990), "Forrest Gump" (1994), "Contact" (1997), "Cast Away " (2000) and "The Polar Express" (2004). He received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for "Forrest Gump", a Best Song for "Believe" on "The Polar Express" Soundtrack, and two Grammy Awards for the music from "Cast Away" and the song "Believe" from "The Polar Express." Aside from his collaborations with Zemeckis, Silvestri is known for his work in "Predator" (1987) and "Predator 2 " (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/sci-fi film scores.Silvestri grew up in
Teaneck, New Jersey [ [http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/mancini.html ASCAP Henry Mancini Award] ,ASCAP . AccessedOctober 21 ,2007 . "Manhattan-born and Teaneck, New Jersey-bred, Silvestri attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music before joining a Las Vegas band as a guitarist."] and attendedTeaneck High School there. [Coutros, Evonne. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22471660.html "THE DRUMMER WHOM `GUMP' MARCHES TO"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",March 26 ,1995 . AccessedOctober 21 ,2007 . "Nearly three decades after Alan Silvestri drummed out beats for the Teaneck High School band, he's hoping to march to the podium Monday night to collect an Oscar."]Filmography
* "" (2009)
* "A Christmas Carol" (2009)
* "G.I. Joe" (2009)
* "Pineapple Express" (2008)
* "Beowulf" (2007)
* "Night at the Museum " (2006)
* "The Wild " (2006)
* "Hard Rock Treasures " (2005)
* "The Polar Express" (2004)
* "Van Helsing" (2004)
* "Two Soldiers " (2003)
* "" (2003)
* "Identity" (2003)
* "Maid in Manhattan " (2002)
* "Stuart Little 2 " (2002)
* "Lilo & Stitch " (2002)
* "Showtime" (2002)
* "Serendipity" (2001)
* "The Mummy Returns " (2001)
* "The Mexican " (2001)
* "What Women Want " (2000)
* "Cast Away " (2000)
* "What Lies Beneath " (2000)
* "Reindeer Games " (2000)
* "Stuart Little" (1999)
* Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (1999) (IMAX)
* "Practical Magic " (1998)
* "Holy Man " (1998)
* "The Parent Trap" (1998)
* "The Odd Couple II " (1998)
* "Mouse Hunt " (1997)
* "Contact" (1997)
* "Volcano" (1997)
* "Fools Rush In " (1997)
* "The Long Kiss Goodnight " (1996)
* "Eraser" (1996)
* "" (1996) (score withdrawn after 30 mins of recording) (uncredited)
* "Sgt. Bilko " (1996)
* "Grumpier Old Men " (1995)
* "Father of the Bride Part II " (1995)
* "Judge Dredd" (1995)
* "The Perez Family" (1995)
* "The Quick and the Dead " (1995)
* "Ri¢hie Ri¢h" (1994)
* "Blown Away" (1994)
* "Forrest Gump " (1994)
* "Clean Slate " (1994)
* "Grumpy Old Men" (1993)
* "Judgement Night" (1993)
* "Super Mario Bros." (1993)
* "Cop and a Half" (1993)
* "In Search of the Obelisk" (1993)
* "Sidekicks " (1992)
* "The Bodyguard " (1992)
* "Death Becomes Her " (1992)
* "Diner" (1992)
* "" (1992)
* "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot " (1992)
* "Father of the Bride" (1991)
* "Ricochet" (1991)
* "Shattered" (1991)
* "Dutch" (1991)
* "Soapdish " (1991)
* "" (1991)
* "Predator 2 " (1990)
* "Young Guns II " (1990)
* "Back to the Future Part III " (1990)
* "Downtown" (1990)
* "Back to the Future Part II " (1989)
* "The Abyss " (1989)
* "She's Out of Control " (1989)
* "My Stepmother Is an Alien " (1988)
* "Mac and Me " (1988)
* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit " (1988)
* "Overboard" (1987)
* "Predator" (1987)
* "Outrageous Fortune" (1987)
* "Critical Condition" (1987)
* "No Mercy" (1986)
* "Flight of the Navigator " (1986)
* "American Anthem " (1986)
* "The Delta Force " (1986)
* "The Clan of the Cave Bear" (1986)
* "Summer Rental " (1985)
* "Back to the Future " (1985)
* "Cat's Eye" (1985)
* "Fandango" (1985)
* "Romancing the Stone " (1984)
* "CHiPs " (1978-1983)
* "The Fifth Floor" (1978)
* "The Amazing Dobermans" (1976)
* "Las Vegas Lady" (1975)
* "The Mack" (1973) (1983 video reissue)
* "The Doberman Gang" (1972)
* "Cats" (1969)References
External links
* [http://www.alan-silvestri.com Alan-Silvestri.com]
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* [http://www.soundtrackguide.net/?content=search&pattern=Silvestri&column=composer Alan Silvestri] at Soundtrackguide.net
* [http://www.castellalfero.net/ Castell'Alfero (Italy) country of Asti of which it is City Honorarium]
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